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United Nations: India voiced regret over comments by the UN’s human rights commissioner on the situation in Kashmir, terming the reference as “unwarranted and factually inaccurate”.In a statement at the General Debate on the Oral Update by High Commissioner during the 52nd Session of Human Rights Council, Permanent Representative ...

Gender has long been identified with gender justice but equality in employment is also important for national economic health Published Date - 12:15 AM, Wed - 8 March 23 By Nripendra Abhishek Nrip, Monika Raj The development of a country is also determined by the development of women in any ...

ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over the continued persecution of religious minorities in the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for an urgent legislation to criminalise forced conversions.In its latest report, ‘A Breach of Faith: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2021-22’, released on Tuesday, the HRCP ...

An RSS leader raising poverty, unemployment and rising inequality in India close on the heels of BJP minister Nitin Gadkari’s remark that India is a rich nation where its population is poor and faces starvation, joblessness, inflation, casteism and untouchability is clear evidence that these are issues that are ...

New Delhi: The killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri is likely to deal a blow to al-Qaeda supporters and affiliates in India, officials said on Tuesday but expressed concerns over the Taliban sheltering him in Kabul saying such facilities may also be extended to terror outfits mainly targeting India. The killing ...

The media, the fourth pillar of democracy in India, is getting weakened every day. In terms of media independence for India's mainstream press, the state's influence and business and advertising reliance on the government have wreaked havoc. In such a situation, digital news in India is attempting to maintain ...

India oi-Vicky Nanjappa | Published: Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 11:02 New Delhi, Jan 12: A chargesheet filed by the National Investigation Agency in connection with a Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) case shows the extent up to which these terrorists go to radicalise and recruit Muslims into terror groups. A ...

Congress’ Punjab unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday called Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan his ‘bada bhai’ (elder brother) sparking a fresh controversy with the Aam Aadmi Party AAP terming the remark as “deeply worrying” and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal accusing him of “repeatedly ...

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday criticised the use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act across India as well as restrictions on public assembly and frequent communication blackouts in Jammu and Kashmir.In her opening statement at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, ...

This First Person article is the experience of Rukhsar Ali, a Pakistani Canadian writer who is learning to embrace her natural curls. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.  I vividly remember when I was seven, my mother dressed me in a beautiful purple ...